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The 1959 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 4–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.
1959 Toronto Argonauts season | |
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Head coach | Hamp Pool Steve Owen[1] |
Home field | Exhibition Stadium[2] |
Results | |
Record | 4–10 |
Division place | 4th, IRFU |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The Argonauts hosted an interleague exhibition game on August 5 against the NFL's Chicago Cardinals in the inaugural game at the new Exhibition Stadium. The game was the first to involve an NFL team played in Toronto. It was also the first NFL-CFL interleague exhibition match held since the establishment of the Canadian Football League in 1958. The Argos lost 55–26.[3][4]
Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
A | Wed, Aug 5 | vs. Chicago Cardinals (NFL) | L 26–55 | 0–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 27,770 |
B | Wed, Aug 12 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 53–13 | 1–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 8,000 |
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 298 | 162 | 20 |
Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 275 | 217 | 16 |
Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 193 | 305 | 12 |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 192 | 274 | 8 |
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | 1 | Tue, Aug 18 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 21–20 | 1–0 | Landsdowne Park | 20,675 |
1 | 2 | Fri, Aug 21 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–16 | 1–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 27,554 |
2 | 3 | Fri, Aug 28 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 6–24 | 1–2 | Molson Stadium | 23,927 |
3 | 4 | Mon, Sept 7 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 3–37 | 1–3 | Civic Stadium | 24,245 |
4 | 5 | Sun, Sept 13 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 19–6 | 2–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 25,849 |
5 | 6 | Wed, Sept 16 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 1–28 | 2–4 | Landsdowne Park | 13,097 |
5 | 7 | Sun, Sept 20 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 17–34 | 2–5 | Exhibition Stadium | 27,883 |
6 | 8 | Sat, Sept 26 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 39–9 | 3–5 | Exhibition Stadium | 20,035 |
7 | 9 | Sat, Oct 3 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 37–14 | 4–5 | Molson Stadium | 22,152 |
8 | 10 | Sat, Oct 10 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–13 | 4–6 | Exhibition Stadium | 26,223 |
8 | 11 | Mon, Oct 12 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–20 | 4–7 | Civic Stadium | 22,068 |
9 | 12 | Sat, Oct 17 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 3–4 | 4–8 | Exhibition Stadium | 19,941 |
10 | 13 | Sat, Oct 24 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 4–18 | 4–9 | Landsdowne Park | 14,996 |
11 | 14 | Sat, Oct 31 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 21–31 | 4–10 | Exhibition Stadium | 19,465 |
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